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Do you steer away from PRK when chronic pain history is present in an otherwise appropriate refractive surgery candidate?

In light of the publication from Kang et al., PMID 42424051.
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There is not enough data to support the theory that patients with a history of pain may have more complications in PRK like slow or non-healing epithelial defects and neuropathic pain. However, I personally push patients toward femto LASIK when they qualify for both PRK and femto LASIK. The main rea...

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